The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
A WORKMAN in a vineyard in Napa vail

Gently Went among a nero OF Wlld cautle 10 pur-
sue his profession, and who found that the cattle
were just as anxious as he was to pursue his
profession. The artist compromised the matter
by getting on the other side of the fence.
ITALY, writer in tho FortnightIy ReUietU
thinks is making more rapid progress than any
other of the great powers of Europe with the
exception of Russia. vast advance has been
made of late in education, in manufactures,
and by the suppression of brigandage and while
a great deal remains to be done, more has been
done in Italy in the last sixteen years than is
| generally acknowledged or believed.
CAMDEN is undoubtedly the Gretna Green of
New Jersey. The cergymen of this town who
do so much marrying are the Rev. ]. Y. Dob
bins, Methodist; the Rev ]. j. Sleeper, Episco-
pal; the Rev. ]. j. Heisler, Methodist, and the
Rev. Isaac W. Bagley, Baptist Mr.. Dobbins
| averages $40 couples month, and as his aver
| age fee is 81 couple, he makes about $500
| year. Mr.. Sleeper unites about 90 couples
month, receiving about the same average fee.
But as he has had diagram autographed,
showing the most direct route from the ferries
| to his house, he will probably soon be doing a
land office business. Altogether the clergy of
Camden must make fully S25, 900 a year out OF
the marriage business.
The return of Ras Alula's released italian
captives of course was an affecting event at
Naples. Among them was Count Salinbeni,
and another was the 12-year-old son of Mayor
Piano. The little lad came home not whit
daunted by his long and strange imprisonment,
during which he was always chained hand and
foot to an Abyssinan boy of about his own age.
Women's hearts are always in sympathy with
childhood in Africa no less than in Europe, one
is glad to know. and the daughter of Ras Alula
showed whatever kindness she could to the little
Italian boy, and did something to soften the
rigors of his Imprisonment: Young Piano
shows with some pride gold cross which she
gave him, saying, Think of me when you are
in Italy,"
ROCK which the Sioux Indians near Fort
Yates, D. T., have worshipped for generations
| as the petrif1ed form of a young squaw, was
formally unveiled the other day and dedicated
to peace and plenty 1t appears that the white
settlers in the vicinity have long supposed that
this specimen of natures art work exerted a re-
Straining influence on the Indians, but of late
the rock has been removed from its original
resting place, and it was feared that with its
moval its charm had disappeared. So the sug
gestion was made to Sitting Bull that the statue
be placed on a permanent pedestal and unveiled
with appropriate ceremonies. This pleased the
chieftan, and 5000 Indians assembled to take
part in the strange medley of Christian and
pagan rites by which the unwilling was accom-
| panied.
ONE of the most original and best known
characters of Cologne, the hangman, Leonard
| Lersch, died this month, at q green old age. He
was eccentric but otherwise good-natured
| Jack-of- alltrades, who, during his long public
career, had been og-catcher. reporter, healing
dfUlSU IOr man ana BEAST, detective ana eXectl-
tloner. He had, moreover, been the only one of
his colleagues who, on the strength of the Code
| Napoleon introduced and since maintained in
| the Rhensh provinces, enjoyed the privilege of
the gulllotlne in the performance of his supreme
functions-a privilege which, in point of costli-
| ness of transportation, loss of time and extra
| labor, sorely tried his patience. For upwards of
| twenty years he kept his coffin in his chamber,
and in it a span-new black suit, in which he de-
sired to be, and was. buried.
KATE CLAYTON is the best traveller on the road
All is grist that comes to her mill; whether it be
sitting up all night on freight car or getting
| out Of burning hotel at o'clock in the morn
ing, she tlrives on it. She does not care how
long the Jumps" are ii. e., the trips from one
show town" to another) nor how draughty the
theatre. She is always jolly, prettily dressed,
fresh natty and well, though her dressing room
| floor may be flooded with water from broken
steam pipe, or her breath freezing on her mirror
till she can't see herself. All that sounds very nice
but the professional mind would at once per-
ceive the disadvantages of being associated with
so heroic spirit. Miss Claxton's advance agent
is never hindered by her from getting up
schemes of hardship and money making, and
the company naturally share more in the one
than the other.
BESSIE MILES, aged years, daughter of a
blacksmith living near Harrod's creek, Ky, was
on Saturday night the victim of cruel Joke
which caused the loss of her reason. On the
night in question the little girls mother took her
to the residence of Mrs. Herman Grandt, where
private spiritual seance was being held. The
girl was very much frightened and frequently
begged her mother to go home The company
laughed at her, and finally a son of Mrs. Grandt.
in spirit of mischief, crawled behind the girls
chair and gave utterance to a dismal groan The
poor girl fell from her chair in commissions,
Everybody was now thoroughly frightened and
the girls mother was nearly distracted with
grief There was no physician near, but every
thing that could be thought of was done The
child remained unconscious until DR. Rubby, of
Louisville, arrived there at o'clock yesterday
Then she opened her eyes, but there was wild
unnatural light in them, and the doctor thinks
her reason has been dethroned. The shock was
also so great to her nervous system that she
may not recover.
NJ. PAsTEUR recently wrote to a friend at
Cambridge, Mass from Arbos in the Jura as
follows, according to Science: 1--WE have Just
purchased II ZOO square metres of land, and the
subscription. has reached the sum of nearly
2OO0,D00 francs; it is however, very insufficient
fosif spend 900 on land and buildings
the income from the remainder will be much too
small. Oh If only some American millionaire
were inspired with an enthusiasm for this work!
hope that when we are Incorporated and this
will be soon, we shall be better endowed We
shall then be able to receive legacies. To pro-
coed suitably and with full independence. we
should have, according to my estimate 3,5000O0
francs. | am confident. The future is ours
The prophylactic treatment of rabies continues
to do well Very, very rarely are there failures
anu Eases where
appear. There has been but one failure since
Jan. l, and more than five or six hundred cases
treated, a multitude having been most severely
bitten. If we could only attack dphtheria,
phthisis, etc, with success We are going to
attempt it. 1t is at least step toward discovery
to have confidence, and to hope in the result of
obstinate labor"
THE FORESTRY DIVISION of the United States
Department of Agriculture have issued a circu-
lar to those interested in educational matters
requesting information as to the observance of
Arbor day in the various States In the circular
they state: The forest area of the United States
seems to be less than 450,000,000 acres of which
more than 100000 acres are yearly DESTROYED
by fire, and to supply the needs of fuel ties,
lumber etc. IL is estimated that certainly not
less than 10,o00000 acres are denuded altogether
narea Of overGO,C0o acres per diem, the product
representing value of more than 500
100000 per annum. The consumption of |
the forests in supplying our railroads
with ties is enormous and increasing with the. |
rapid extension Of the roads. II is estimated
that the building Of existing roads has taken the
available timber from an area as large as the |
States of Rhode Island and Connecticut. and |
that to keep them in repair by replacing decayed
ties with new ones requires annually the yield |
of more than 100000 acres. In 1858 the forest |
area Of Ohio was 55.27 per cent of the area |
of the State. In 1881 it was but % ~ ner cent |
similar rapid consumption Of the forests has |
taken place in other States. In many cases the |
flow of streams has been lessened or made ir-
rppular nv the rpmOva IF tho foraets frr,, .I,o;